Blue Washington
Biography
Blue Washington was born on February 12, 1898 in Los Angeles, California, as Edgar Hughes Washington. He was an actor, known for There It Is (1928), Beggars of Life (1928) and Haunted Gold (1932). He was married to Marion Lenán. He died on September 15, 1970, at Mira Loma Hospital in Lancaster, California. He was laid to rest at Evergreen Memorial Park in Los Angeles. His son, Kenny Washington, was buried beside him in 1971. Edgar 'Blue' Washington was also a ballplayer in the Negro League for the Los Angeles White Sox and (briefly) the Kansas City Monarchs. He was a childhood friend of Frank Capra and appeared as John Wayne’s sidekick in Haunted Gold (1932), but it wasn’t always clear he was headed for Hollywood. He played professional baseball in the 1910s and 1920s for two of the most glamorous African American teams in existence, and for a time it must have seemed obvious that this was his vocation. In the end he chose a different path. It certainly wasn’t easier — Hollywood at that time was only marginally more accepting of black contributions than the white major leagues. The nickname 'Blue' came from Frank Capra, one of his best pals in the ethnically diverse surroundings of Lincoln Heights, Los Angeles.
Known For
Shantytown Man (uncredited)
Tales of Manhattan
Dock Worker (uncredited)
The Cowboy and the Lady
Man Sitting Next to Chloe (uncredited)
Lady for a Night
Clarence Washington Brown
Haunted Gold
Tarzan and the Slave Girl
Black Mose
Beggars of Life
Binda Sha Henchman (uncredited)
To the Ends of the Earth
The Butler
There It Is
'Blue'
The Phantom City
Ship Slave (uncredited)
Souls at Sea
Sambo
Parade of the West
Hambone
Lucky Larkin
Prisoner in Bathtub (uncredited)
Weary River
The Train Porter
Rowdy Ann
Sam - Coachman
Wells Fargo
Fremont Bank Robber
Rio Rita
Kenya Manservant
Menace
Prisoner (uncredited)
Rose of Washington Square
Man in Line-Up
Charlie Chan in Reno
Slave
Way Down South
Renegade's Companion (uncredited)
Gone with the Wind
Bit Part
The Light That Failed
Bill
Kentucky
Man (uncredited)
Pinky
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
It Happened in Flatbush
Johnny (uncredited)
Guilty Hands
Polo Fan
The Smart Set
Opera House Doorman (uncredited)
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
Black Cook on Glencairn
The Long Voyage Home
Convict Playing Guitar
Over the Wall
Unit
Black Magic
Sambo
King of the Arena
Askari Veteran (uncredited)
Sundown
Native Bearer (uncredited)
Bomba, the Jungle Boy
Thorne's Henchman (uncredited)
Welcome Danger
Nubian Slave (uncredited)
Road to Morocco
First Bartender (uncredited)
Twelve Crowded Hours
Butler (uncredited)
Haunted Spooks
Negro
The Blood Ship
Mose
The Haunted Ship
Black Soldier at Prison (uncredited)
The Prisoner of Shark Island
Nubian Guard (uncredited)
Cleopatra
The Hustler
Dude Jackson
Do Your Duty
Mose
Wyoming
Litter Bearer (uncredited)
Roman Scandals
Native (uncredited)
Too Hot to Handle
A Virginia Courtship
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
48
Gender
Male
Birthday
1898-02-11
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Also Known As
Edgar Hughes Washington